Patent No. U.S. 7,220,811 B2
BASF Corporation has received a patent for an acrylic composition comprised of the reaction product of an acrylic polymer comprised of the reaction product of a functionalized monomer; a first compound reactive with the functionalized monomer to form a functionalized intermediate, the first compound comprised of vinyl functionality reactive with the functionalized monomer and epoxy functionality; and a highly branched, polyfunctional core molecule reactive with the functionalized intermediate to form the acrylic polymer; and carbon dioxide that is reactive with the epoxy functionality of the acrylic polymer to form a carbonate-functional acrylic polymer.